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official in iraq. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> how worried are you -- starting back in 2003. >> let me say first of all that i send my condolences to my colleagues that served and died in libya and americans tend to forget that there are american diplomates putting their lives on the line all over the world every day. i think we should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four more, including iraq, which is quite a ways from north africa. that spread is eerily reminiscent of what we all went through in the late 1970s. >> in iran? >> not just in iran, an ambassador killed in kabul followed by the embassy in islamabad being burned to the ground and the takeover in iran. these things have a way of spreading. they are a mark of the fact that the administration has basically conveyed weakness in this region. weakness always begets trouble. >> what should the administration in your opinion be doing? >> what it s
official in iraq. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> how worried are you -- starting back in 2003. >> let me say first of all that i send my condolences to my colleagues that served and died in libya and americans tend to forget that there are american diplomates putting their lives on the line all over the world every day. i think we should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four...
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do you know how much has been spent during the afghan and iraq war? >> a considerable amount of money. but let me ask you this, mr. president. if nearly 3,000 iranians had been murdered in the way that americans were on 9/11 in tehran, how would you have reacted to the country that you believed had done that? >> translator: so you're saying that the country of afghanistan was at fault? was responsible? so you're seeing the responsible party as a whole nation? >> i think it is inarguable that al qaeda and osama bin laden's men, who worked for him, were training in afghanistan. so afghanistan was certainly knowingly harboring terrorists who were training to commit atrocities. >> translator: i believe that you can, under no circumstances, justify the condemnation and the attack upon a country in order to reach a single terrorist group, and i do believe that, no matter how long you and i or other people speak, this is unexplainable. allow me to ask you -- do you believe that the various administrations of the united states were successful in eradicating t
do you know how much has been spent during the afghan and iraq war? >> a considerable amount of money. but let me ask you this, mr. president. if nearly 3,000 iranians had been murdered in the way that americans were on 9/11 in tehran, how would you have reacted to the country that you believed had done that? >> translator: so you're saying that the country of afghanistan was at fault? was responsible? so you're seeing the responsible party as a whole nation? >> i think it is...
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four years ago i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and we have. we've blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan, and in 2014 our longest war will be over. a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat, and osama bin laden is dead. [ cheers and applause ] and tonight, we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country safer and more respected. we will never forget you. and so long as i'm commander in chief we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. when you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over theirds
four years ago i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and we have. we've blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan, and in 2014 our longest war will be over. a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat, and osama bin laden is dead. [ cheers and applause ] and tonight, we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation whose...
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bush who declared a line in the sand against iraq after iraq's invasion of kuwait in 1990. now president obama is talking about a new line, a red line in the sand. >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney agree on two crucial national security issues. iran will not be allowed to go nuclear and syria will not use its chemical weapons. but if it looks like either -- >> on syria -- >> it we have been very clear to the assaad regime, but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my call coup plus. >> the white house won't say what it will do if the red line is crossed. seizing dozens of chemical weapons sites would be tough, requiring tens of thousands of troops on the ground. romney has called for covert action. >> watching what's happened in syria, from a dispassionate distan distance, i would be leading in syria, by encouraging our friends there, like the turks and the saudis. >> but he hasn't said how or when he would use u.s. troops. the bottom
bush who declared a line in the sand against iraq after iraq's invasion of kuwait in 1990. now president obama is talking about a new line, a red line in the sand. >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney agree on two crucial national security issues. iran will not be allowed to go nuclear and syria will not use its chemical weapons. but if it looks like either -- >> on syria -- >> it we have been very clear to the assaad regime, but also to other players on the...
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there is himself a numb home grown jihadists who taught in iraq. and, yes, they are looking not only to the fall of assad, but creating the american militant. >> is this al qaeda? >> not necessarily at all. and i think you have to future in perspective that these are people that have come to file for their own ropes. this there are some from europe, so many fighters that he saw coming in from france or other european states, you look at the unemployment level there you can young men with no live, just like iraq, this become as magnet for them. ivan watson told me he flew to turkey on a plane load just libyans on board that plane. so they are present. they are on the ground. but it doesn't mean al qaeda. and remember this, what was the fate of those in jihadist fighters in iraq? i saw them lined up on their knees with smuslims behind them respect forced to leave or killed outright. >> and of course the obama administration has said syrians should determine their own future. but should the u.s. be concerned about islamists getting in as part of -- >>
there is himself a numb home grown jihadists who taught in iraq. and, yes, they are looking not only to the fall of assad, but creating the american militant. >> is this al qaeda? >> not necessarily at all. and i think you have to future in perspective that these are people that have come to file for their own ropes. this there are some from europe, so many fighters that he saw coming in from france or other european states, you look at the unemployment level there you can young men...
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>> how does it help, jesse, my brother's a british army colonel and has done tours of afghanistan, iraq -- how does it help operationally if all the guys around are all wondering who's going to put this in a book? surely they all sign up, don't they, to not write about their experiences. >> well, he's out now, he's a civilian now. and i -- i just, you know, to me he has the first amendment right to -- or he should have them. if he's not giving away anything that's listed under national security or could affect anyone in the future operations, i say why not? like i said, i'd like to hear from boots on the ground. what actually happened there. not some fragmented story that comes out of washington telling me what happened. so i don't have -- and besides you, the media, and the s.e.a.l.s themselves have allowed themselves to become like the green berets in the '60s and '70s now. i don't like the fact you know we exist. because back in the '60s and '70s, nobody even knew who we were. well, that's out of the bag now. hollywood's made plenty of films, you've had my friend dick marsinco who cr
>> how does it help, jesse, my brother's a british army colonel and has done tours of afghanistan, iraq -- how does it help operationally if all the guys around are all wondering who's going to put this in a book? surely they all sign up, don't they, to not write about their experiences. >> well, he's out now, he's a civilian now. and i -- i just, you know, to me he has the first amendment right to -- or he should have them. if he's not giving away anything that's listed under...
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today, mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iraq. why he feels they would prevail in any war and his surprising apology to the people of new york. also on the show, bain capital. mom's private firm is no longer quiet. it's in the headlines, on the campaign trail, and on your tv screen. what's it all about? steve pagliuca who is one of the people who runs the show joins me. >>> just when we need it most. what is it? i'll explain. >>> and finally, candidate barack obama of brazil? but first here's my take. president obama has sewed up the poll this week and the republicans have been quick to figure out the problem. mitt romney. peggy noon nan said his rolling campaign has been a calamity. shouldn't we be so concerned it's income tent as noonan calls it given his reputation for, well, competence. after all he founded one of the leading firms, turned around the salt lake city oliympics as wasa very successful governor. how did he get so clumsy so fast? in fact, the problem is not romney. it tees republican party. given the manner in whic
today, mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iraq. why he feels they would prevail in any war and his surprising apology to the people of new york. also on the show, bain capital. mom's private firm is no longer quiet. it's in the headlines, on the campaign trail, and on your tv screen. what's it all about? steve pagliuca who is one of the people who runs the show joins me. >>> just when we need it most. what is it? i'll explain. >>> and finally, candidate barack obama of...
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when i ended the war in iraq, he said it was tragic. but you know what, i promised i was going to end that war and we did. i said, we would take out al qaeda and go after bin laden, and we did. i put forward a specific plan to bring our troops home from afghanistan by the end of 2014. we are in the process of doing that right now. and when i say i'm going to bring them home, you know they're going to come home. and as long as i am commander-in-chief, when they get home, they know that well serve our veterans as well as they served us because nobody who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their heads or descent healthcare when they come home. that's a promise we will keep. and issue after issue. governor romney and congressman ryan, they are going to take us backwards. you know, the story of america is going forward. that's what we do. we go forward. you will have the opportunity in two months. to choose a bath that will lead us to a better future. but i have to tell you over the next two months, the oth
when i ended the war in iraq, he said it was tragic. but you know what, i promised i was going to end that war and we did. i said, we would take out al qaeda and go after bin laden, and we did. i put forward a specific plan to bring our troops home from afghanistan by the end of 2014. we are in the process of doing that right now. and when i say i'm going to bring them home, you know they're going to come home. and as long as i am commander-in-chief, when they get home, they know that well...
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no doubt the sanctions are having a big effect, and indeed, i think next month for the first time, iraq will actually export more oil than iran. so the whole balance of power in terms of oil production in the region is changing as a result of the sanctions. on the other hand, i think as the recent report of the atomic energy authority indicates, there's no sign that iran is relenting on this essential push, and the trouble is it's combined with a regime that holds views and does things that most people within the region find unacceptable. >> one of the views that he held and espoused when he came here before, particularly in new york and america in a wider sense, was what he said about wiping israel off the face of the map. he did clarify this slightly when i interviewed him. listen to this. >> translator: when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war seeking, to be wiped off and eradicated. the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we proposed a way. we proposed a path. the path is to recognize the right of the palestinians to sel
no doubt the sanctions are having a big effect, and indeed, i think next month for the first time, iraq will actually export more oil than iran. so the whole balance of power in terms of oil production in the region is changing as a result of the sanctions. on the other hand, i think as the recent report of the atomic energy authority indicates, there's no sign that iran is relenting on this essential push, and the trouble is it's combined with a regime that holds views and does things that...
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military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to find. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central. >> how strong is their presence there in libya, and who leads them, do we know? >> reporter: you know, i mean there's a sort of umbrella group, according to the libyan -- former libyan jihadist, supporters of sharia. i think a lot of this is relatively secretive. this is not obviously an organization that operates in a very overt manner. my guess is that we're talking about a few hundred people at most. it doesn't represent the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who were taking up arms against gadhafi. they have -- as the reporter in libya indicated, being able to do some attacks on
military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to find. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central....
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. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with this attack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military intervention in libya. they said we've also heard that last year during the revolution, there was unity in the stands of libyans who were fighting the regime of moammar gadhafi. they welcomed the support of nato air strikes, but said they did not want to see any boots on the ground. so at this point, this could be a real controversial issue here in libya. we have to wait and hear, see what the libyan government officials say about this. they have said they're unable to deal with groups. >> and that, nick kristof, let me bring you in here. some people had told her tonight, regular libyans, they don't
. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with this attack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military...
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bush to attack iraq in the wake of 9/11. go in, overthrow a dictator, turn the country over to the people and presto. well, violence continues in iraq and people die there everyday. egypt's now in the hands of the muslim brotherhood. mubarak's gone. they had elections there. and yesterday violent mobs assaulted the u.s. embassy compound. in libya moammar gadhafi's gone. the u.s. ambassador and three other people are dead because some terrorists in that country didn't like a movie critical of islam. syria's become a slaughter house murdering the civilian population at will. iran continues the march toward nuclear weapons. i don't want to even think what might happen if they get them. and al qaeda is busy reconstitutes itself in pakistan and half a dozen other countries. the song writer who wrote the phrase, wishing won't make it so, spot-on. and anybody who thinks the middle east is suddenly going to transform itself into a peaceful civilization where majority rules, they just haven't been reading the history books. here's th
bush to attack iraq in the wake of 9/11. go in, overthrow a dictator, turn the country over to the people and presto. well, violence continues in iraq and people die there everyday. egypt's now in the hands of the muslim brotherhood. mubarak's gone. they had elections there. and yesterday violent mobs assaulted the u.s. embassy compound. in libya moammar gadhafi's gone. the u.s. ambassador and three other people are dead because some terrorists in that country didn't like a movie critical of...
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it believes in preemptive military surgical attacks which worked in syria, it worked in iraq and hopefully it won't have to work in iran, because the iranians will have the good sense to realize that when president obama looked me in the eye and said alan, i don't bluff, and i'm telling you that iran will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. the iranians better believe that. if they don't, they're acting at their risk because i do believe that the united states will prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. that's a promise that has been made by president obama to the american people and to the world. >> dan senor, mitt romney along with barack obama spoke to benjamin netanyahu today. do you know how the conversation went with mitt romney? >> well, it was -- obviously it was a one-on-one conversation. i know a little about it. they talked about what prime minister netanyahu meant about red lines, what his views were on the current state of play with iran. governor romney also sought out the prime minister's views on developments in the arab world. there is this sense of an unravelin
it believes in preemptive military surgical attacks which worked in syria, it worked in iraq and hopefully it won't have to work in iran, because the iranians will have the good sense to realize that when president obama looked me in the eye and said alan, i don't bluff, and i'm telling you that iran will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. the iranians better believe that. if they don't, they're acting at their risk because i do believe that the united states will prevent iran from...
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. >>> but first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle, trying to find a job. one army vet decided to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's "how we got started." >> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of "operation iraqi freedom" when i came home, i didn't really have a plan. i decided to do something that i was good at. when i was a leader in the army, you're asked to lead soldiers into combat situations that are pretty stressful. being trained for that allowed me to have the courage and the confidence to be able to do what i did in the army on the civilian side. >> reporter: so, in 2008, joe dering started empower in middleton, connecticut. empower is an outdoor adventure facility that teaches leadership and building. >> get one step out of the comfort zone and push themselves just a little bit more because they're going to learn and grow from that experience. >> reporter: joe used different types of networking to help his business succeed. >> using the small bus
. >>> but first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle, trying to find a job. one army vet decided to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's "how we got started." >> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of "operation iraqi freedom" when i came home, i didn't really have a plan. i decided to do something that i was good at. when i was a...
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and in iraq, protesters stepped on and then burned a symbolic american flag as rival sunni and shiite muslims marched together. libyan authorities have now made at least one arrest in connection with the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. let's go live to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence getting new details on what's going on. chris, what are you learning? >> yeah, wolf, just in the past few hours libya's own prime minister told cnn's own christiane amonopore have arrested one man. he is currently being interrogated. and libyan authorities say they have several others under surveillance and more arrests may be on the way. meantime, u.s. intelligence officials say they are digging deeper and getting more information about who may have been behind this attack. at this point they say it does not appear to be a core al qaeda group, wolf. >> what does that mean? a core al chi da affiliate groups. what does that mean, a core al qaeda group? >> they think it's very possible that this could have been an al qaeda-inspired group. some group that is not directly affiliated with t
and in iraq, protesters stepped on and then burned a symbolic american flag as rival sunni and shiite muslims marched together. libyan authorities have now made at least one arrest in connection with the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. let's go live to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence getting new details on what's going on. chris, what are you learning? >> yeah, wolf, just in the past few hours libya's own prime minister told cnn's own christiane amonopore have arrested...
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is it, a, egypt, b, iran, c, iraq, or d, afghanistan. we'll tell you the correct answer in just a moment. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the gps challenge and follow us on twitter and facebook. also if you miss a show or a special, they're on itunes, the audio ipad is free or you can buy the video version. itunes.com/fareed. >>> monday marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of an teat. . this week's become of the week is one of the finest books written on the civilian war. this republic of suffering. death and the civilian war. he happens to be president of harvard university. it's a profound moving book on how the civil war changed our understanding of death. there's a pbs documentary based on the book that's out this week as well. >>> and now for the last look. these photos caught my eye this week. they look like stunning photographs taken out of one of nasa's multi-million-dollar satellites, except these images weren't taken by a satellite or nasa creation of any kind. they were a product of a student's science project, one that
is it, a, egypt, b, iran, c, iraq, or d, afghanistan. we'll tell you the correct answer in just a moment. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the gps challenge and follow us on twitter and facebook. also if you miss a show or a special, they're on itunes, the audio ipad is free or you can buy the video version. itunes.com/fareed. >>> monday marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of an teat. . this week's become of the week is one of the finest books written on the civilian war. this...
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embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for nationwide rallies tomorrow. it appears to be a backlash at least in part from a low budget anti-islamic film which was made in the united states, first posted on youtube in july and recently publicized in the middle east. here's what we're also learning tonight. federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoul nakoula basseley nakoula. that name is very important and much more and why it matters so much later. but the group loosely affiliated with al qaeda in libya that has been accused of playing a role in tuesday's deadly attack on the american consulate in benghazi has just issued a statement denying responsibility. it's an important thing to say given that they have quickly claimed responsibility for other attacks, including on american interests and on the red cross. libyan prime minister tells cnn at least one person has been arrested in conjunction with the killings of the american ambassador chris steven's and three embassy staff members. we hav
embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for nationwide rallies tomorrow. it appears to be a backlash at least in part from a low budget anti-islamic film which was made in the united states, first posted on youtube in july and recently publicized in the middle east. here's what we're also learning tonight. federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoul nakoula basseley nakoula. that name is very important and much more and why it...
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we saw protests, i mean, this is incredible to see tunisia, iraq, iran, israel and protests also spread to a country not on the map indonesia. some of the protests were peaceful, like in jordan, where they burned the american flag, but did not resort in violence. but people were killed elsewhere. this is the live scene in cairo tonight. there have been dozens of arrests and injuries. security forces have tried to disperse crowds with teargas, get them to go away from the u.s. embassy this is a group of people near the u.s. embassy. still there tonight as they continue to be there, day in, day out, as the rage continues to spread. in libya, the remains of four americans kill during the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and in trust that seek to divide countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the att
we saw protests, i mean, this is incredible to see tunisia, iraq, iran, israel and protests also spread to a country not on the map indonesia. some of the protests were peaceful, like in jordan, where they burned the american flag, but did not resort in violence. but people were killed elsewhere. this is the live scene in cairo tonight. there have been dozens of arrests and injuries. security forces have tried to disperse crowds with teargas, get them to go away from the u.s. embassy this is a...
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iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversation, especially with darna, to the east of benghazi, and he was aware of the increased threat. we talked about them increasing in
iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing...
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ambassador to iraq and also head of the u.s. delegation on talks with north korea and its nuclear issue. now he is the dean of the school of international studies, university of denver. good to see you, chris. first of all, i want to play a bit of sound prosecute president ahmadinejad here because he really is setting the stage hoor for what we think is going to be a conflict, but also i want to talk a little bit about israel and whether or not they see an attack on iran as an opportunity. what do we -- what do we thif the language from ahmadinejad and from netanyahu, whether or not that is really going to happen? >> i'm sorry. were you going to play the tape? >> no. chris, if you could, explain to us -- i know that ahmadinejad has already made some comments and he is saying here that he believes that potential of war with iran could be inevitable. do we think this is just a bunch of bluster. we've heard this from him before. >> well, there's certainly a lot of bluster. i mean, if there were an israeli strike, it would not be to
ambassador to iraq and also head of the u.s. delegation on talks with north korea and its nuclear issue. now he is the dean of the school of international studies, university of denver. good to see you, chris. first of all, i want to play a bit of sound prosecute president ahmadinejad here because he really is setting the stage hoor for what we think is going to be a conflict, but also i want to talk a little bit about israel and whether or not they see an attack on iran as an opportunity. what...
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afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and egypt. under president romney, how would that lineup change? >> he's not getting into line items here about which particular country would get money. he's talking specifically about the mechanics, the framework through which we give money and how it's implemented and what are the conditions in place. so, for instance, if we want the power of free enterprise to advance the developing world, we have got to work to remove the barriers that make free enterprise successful in the developing world. limits on free speech, limits on private property protections. limits on the rule of law. >> dictatorships that are corrupt? >> so we've got to work with international institutions and our own development agencies and the international community to put tougher conditions on these countries when money is dispersed. so i'll give you a real live example going on right now. egypt. right now there is a question. egypt is the second largest recipient of foreign aid, and there is a big transition in government, a muslim brotherhood president in place. should we b
afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and egypt. under president romney, how would that lineup change? >> he's not getting into line items here about which particular country would get money. he's talking specifically about the mechanics, the framework through which we give money and how it's implemented and what are the conditions in place. so, for instance, if we want the power of free enterprise to advance the developing world, we have got to work to remove the barriers that make free enterprise...
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>> no, he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq, and it is now disintegrating and al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force, which we should have. and in afghanistan he overruled the military advisers on several occasions including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge accelerating the withdrawal dates and now we have this situation where the taliban and our enemies know we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that we could turn over these responsibilities to them and leave. now, how can we train and work with these people if so many of them are killing americans that we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, has been an abject failure. >> we will talk with senator mccain about domestic issues, including the 47% statement. joining us now is fran townsend a cnn contributor who is a former cia security council advisory member. as i said, you met with ambassador stevens. he had told another source that he was on the al qaeda hit list, that there were security co
>> no, he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq, and it is now disintegrating and al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force, which we should have. and in afghanistan he overruled the military advisers on several occasions including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge accelerating the withdrawal dates and now we have this situation where the taliban and our enemies know we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that...
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we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, violence erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. live picture right there. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs
we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >>...
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he served five combat tours in iraq and afghanistan and he was deputy commander of the army's 82nd airborne division in afghanistan before being removed in may. >>> president obama's sexual hits an unexpected snag when air force one is forced to abort a landing. the plane was flying the president to a campaign event in ohio, it tried to land, but had to change plans, pull up, circle around, and try again. reporters on board say the jet hit bad turbulence and weather on approach to toledo express airport. news crews on the ground were initially a bit confused about what was going on. moments after this flyover, you could hear someone on the ground say, "that was interesting." air force one landed safely on the second try. >>> president obama will campaign in the critical battleground state of virginia today, where the latest polls give him a slight lead over mitt romney. the president's team is releasing a new two-minute advertisement this morning, which will be airing in virginia and five other toss-up states. >> if i could sit down with you in your living room or around the kitchen table,
he served five combat tours in iraq and afghanistan and he was deputy commander of the army's 82nd airborne division in afghanistan before being removed in may. >>> president obama's sexual hits an unexpected snag when air force one is forced to abort a landing. the plane was flying the president to a campaign event in ohio, it tried to land, but had to change plans, pull up, circle around, and try again. reporters on board say the jet hit bad turbulence and weather on approach to...
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. >> and pulling out of iraq and afghanistan? >> that might be the problem. >> the problem is -- >> no, no. the president killed bin laden, great, wonderful. applauded for him. nobody applauded more than they. tried to do a hollywood movie. gave out classified material. i give him credit for getting bin laden. i think he believed, now i got al qaeda, now on to asia. i think he underestimated the islamic extremist terrorist danger in the meefrt aiddle eas they're being so careful about the demonstration in libya was spontaneous. the u.n. ambassador saying that. that's an idiotic remark. that was not a spontaneous demonstrations. i know terrorists's they don't show up with propelled hand grenades and mortars at spontaneous demonstrations. >> libya has people and militias armed to the t. >> they show up when they have a purpose in mind. by the way, just happened to be september 11th. you think maybe something would go off in susan rice's head that it was september 11th that this happened? why did they put it out? because he didn't w
. >> and pulling out of iraq and afghanistan? >> that might be the problem. >> the problem is -- >> no, no. the president killed bin laden, great, wonderful. applauded for him. nobody applauded more than they. tried to do a hollywood movie. gave out classified material. i give him credit for getting bin laden. i think he believed, now i got al qaeda, now on to asia. i think he underestimated the islamic extremist terrorist danger in the meefrt aiddle eas they're being so...
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there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think was the purpose then of these attacks? >> to attack u.s. interests, and as a result of drone attacks on al qaeda, leaders in libya and elsewhere, yemen as well, this was an opportunity, if you like, to attack u.s. interests. you know, the consulate is more of a soft target than the embassy. this gave them perfect cover to do it, so, yeah, it's basically a response to drone attacks that have been taking out al qaeda leaders very effectively. do not be surprised to see more drone attacks in the days ahead against some of those camps that are in libya. >> all right. michael holmes, thank you very much. ap
there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think...
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we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, violence erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. , but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. a
we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson....
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we are losing in iraq after -- in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak, and they believe america is withdrawing, not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran, so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, the violence now erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. that's a live picture right there. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> huge news in the case of jason puracal, the american citizen who spent two years in jail in nicaragua on what he said were false charges.
we are losing in iraq after -- in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak, and they believe america is withdrawing, not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran, so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you....
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>> the soviet union was no more of a financial burden on america than afghanistan and iraq had been. these are fatuous arguments. >> first of all, they brought out at the same time that reagan was managing ending carter's inflation policy and 20% interest rates and the increase in the cost of energy, turned all that around. he also created jobs at the same time. ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high unemployment rate -- >> i think mr. reish is entitled to jump in. >> we need more, piers, more civil discourse on television. >> i totally agree. >> when grover norquist talks about stuff that he obviously has no idea what he's talking about, i've got to pipe up. i mean, grover norquist -- >> that's civil? >> the fact of the matter is the reagan recession was very deep but it is nothing compared to what barack obama inherited from george w. bush. i mean, the economy fell off a complete cliff. we have not had an economic calamity corresponding to this since the great depression and it's really amazing that we a
>> the soviet union was no more of a financial burden on america than afghanistan and iraq had been. these are fatuous arguments. >> first of all, they brought out at the same time that reagan was managing ending carter's inflation policy and 20% interest rates and the increase in the cost of energy, turned all that around. he also created jobs at the same time. ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high...
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. >> he had that accident in iraq and was seriously injured. i kept getting e-mails from people saying are you all right? >> he is all right, by the way. >> he has really record and somebody who's taken the experience of iraq and set up this foundation with his wife and helping wounded warriors. >> one day we'll have him on the show but today we have your new book. how did you get access? you are renowned for your notetaking an in-depth interviews and the scope of the people you talk to? >> i had the luxury of 18 months to work on this book and get the notes and the memos, interviewed the president for an hour and a half a couple of months ago for this, stepping through exactly what happened. to a certain extent, it's a legal wiretap into the white house, so you can see exactly what happened. the evolution of this and in a sense, the bottom line is it's hard on obama and the democrats and it's hard on the republicans also. there is a war going on in each party. it's not been resolved. the people who get the short straw are those of us who live
. >> he had that accident in iraq and was seriously injured. i kept getting e-mails from people saying are you all right? >> he is all right, by the way. >> he has really record and somebody who's taken the experience of iraq and set up this foundation with his wife and helping wounded warriors. >> one day we'll have him on the show but today we have your new book. how did you get access? you are renowned for your notetaking an in-depth interviews and the scope of the...
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ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes out to the families. >> so you serve d as ambassador to iraq and i would think that security was always a concern there. from what you've heard, do you think the ambassador had enough security? >> i don't think the time now is to be second guessing the security package. i can absolutely aassure you that security was paramount on the minds of that embassy and the ambassador. the issue will be -- there will be time to discuss this. the issue will be why did he go to benghazi. clearly, he knew the scene there and clearly he knew a lot of the players there. i think a
ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes...
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it's what we talked about in ir iraq. you can't simply go in and break stuff and overthrow a government, pack up your stuff and go home and leave the diplomats there. you actually need to do more in terms of commitment of the international community to help build institutions. moammar gadhafi didn't permit institutions, civil institutions. he ruled, he was an autocratic dictator. and we knew that. so when he was overthrown, the new government was going to need support, long-term support. they have their own money from oil. they needed help building civil institutions. >> sounds like ambassador stevens wanted to play an integral role in helping that support, the next chapter, if you will, of libya, and his life tragically cut short. fran townsend, thank you so much for calling in. if you get any more information call us back. listening to her speak i can't help but think of the images, our coverage of benghazi, really the birthplace of the revolution, the rebel movement, and here it is the same city in which the ambassador
it's what we talked about in ir iraq. you can't simply go in and break stuff and overthrow a government, pack up your stuff and go home and leave the diplomats there. you actually need to do more in terms of commitment of the international community to help build institutions. moammar gadhafi didn't permit institutions, civil institutions. he ruled, he was an autocratic dictator. and we knew that. so when he was overthrown, the new government was going to need support, long-term support. they...
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with multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. after retiring, he worked as a nurse in his wife's dental practice. sean smith was a computer expert, an air force veteran and was with support and service for ten years. he was married with two children. also killed was former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty from massachusetts. a private security contractor, he was in libya searching for a shoulder launch antiaircraft missiles, a high u.s. government priority after the fall of moammar gadhafi. >> so deeply saddening, it also makes us aware, though, of the kind of role that people like chris and over the years are playing, unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> glen lived his life to the fullest. he was my brother, but if you asked his friends, he was their brother as well. >> i'm sure my son went down fighting. i don't know the ins and outs of it. i haven't been told. but i'm sure he went down fighting. i'm sure he did. i just hope his last moments weren't painful. >> they are now coming home. the transfer of remains, ceremony,
with multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. after retiring, he worked as a nurse in his wife's dental practice. sean smith was a computer expert, an air force veteran and was with support and service for ten years. he was married with two children. also killed was former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty from massachusetts. a private security contractor, he was in libya searching for a shoulder launch antiaircraft missiles, a high u.s. government priority after the fall of moammar gadhafi. >>...
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in addition to egypt and libya, protests inem min, sudan, iraq, march oklahomore rockco. it is not just contained in the arab world. it is not just contained there. the most deadly happened in yemen. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. police opened fire on the crowd. four protesters reported dead. two dozen security officers were hurt as well. in cairo, in the meantime, at least 19 people were hurt in massive demonstrations there, demonstrations that as we just showed have continued into the night. the crowd throwing rocks, molotov cocktails, police responding with tear gas. some protesters said they hadn't seen the anti-muslim video in question but were outraged by reports about it, by the idea of it. late today, egypt's muslim brotherhood, which controls the country's newly elected government put out a statement targeting the filmmaker. it says, we denounce abuse of all mess jers of god, prophets and apostles and condemn this heinous crime. otherwise, such acts will continue to cause devout muslims across t
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also in iraq for that matter. particularly in the benghazi area, which hasn't fully yet come under control of the central libyan government. libyan government leaders were very, very quick to condemn what happened, the killing, the death of ambassador stevens, and the other three american diplomats. called it cowardly and criminal, and said that they would be hunted down. as you know, the united states has said, president, secretary of state, that these killers will be brought to justice. very important to know that this is not a sort of anti-americanism all over libya that's at work. it's a small group of militants and extremists. the same thing happened apparently in egypt. >> explain to us because this was a big question that we had earlier this morning before learning the new information about the ambassador ms group. perhaps not targeting him, but explain what was that about, the protests, the outrage in libya and egypt against this film, this american film that was critical of the prophet muhammad? >> well,
also in iraq for that matter. particularly in the benghazi area, which hasn't fully yet come under control of the central libyan government. libyan government leaders were very, very quick to condemn what happened, the killing, the death of ambassador stevens, and the other three american diplomats. called it cowardly and criminal, and said that they would be hunted down. as you know, the united states has said, president, secretary of state, that these killers will be brought to justice. very...
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in iraq. 15,000. he wasn't able to accomplish that so right now, iran is flying supplies to syria over iraqi air space, which shouldn't be happening. but it's being done to supply the syrians, who are massacring their people. this president has failed on foreign policy. >> so, elise, maybe we can throw up some of these poll numbers. we know on foreign policy, actually, when compared to the job that the american people think the president is doing versus what mitt romney would do, he significantly beats him. romney, even though some of those numbers have fallen over the last, you know, couple weeks or so. but not significantly. and not very far outside the standard deviation. so, what do you think that -- do you agree with the senator that the president hasn't spelled out well enough and must do in these remarks today, foreign policy? >> i think there are certain questions about what the president needs to do in terms of how is he going to address these rising anti-american protests? i mean, he did com
in iraq. 15,000. he wasn't able to accomplish that so right now, iran is flying supplies to syria over iraqi air space, which shouldn't be happening. but it's being done to supply the syrians, who are massacring their people. this president has failed on foreign policy. >> so, elise, maybe we can throw up some of these poll numbers. we know on foreign policy, actually, when compared to the job that the american people think the president is doing versus what mitt romney would do, he...